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- Title
Evolution of the Microbioal Population in a Polluted Soil with Petroleum Hydrocarbons.
- Authors
Marinescu, Mariana; Dumitru, M.; Lăcătuşu, Anca; Mihalche, Gabriela
- Abstract
Crude oil bioremediation of soils is limited by the bacteria activity in degrading the spills hydrocarbons. The aim of this study is to enhance the bioremediation of soils polluted with crude oil by adding the natural biodegradable product and bacterial inoculum. Biodegradation was quantified by total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) analyses. Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution is one of the main environmental problems, not only by the important amounts released but also because of their toxicity. The main objective of this work is to accelerate the biodegradation processes. The enhancement of petroleum hydrocarbons degradation was achieved under natural product treatment and bacterial inoculum. The bacterial inoculum was used to enrich indigenous microbes to enhance biodegradation rate in the green house experiment.
- Subjects
SOIL pollution; PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIODEGRADABLE products; BIODEGRADATION; TOXICOLOGY; BACTERIA; GREENHOUSES
- Publication
Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture, 2009, Vol 66, Issue 2, p132
- ISSN
1843-5246
- Publication type
Article